Let us see how you can make the best spaghetti carbonara. This recipe is one of the most popular recipes out there (after stakes for me). We should thank Italian cuisine for this recipe alongside pizza. Almost in every restaurant, every country you will have carbonara on the menu. You will not go wrong with this one while travelling. It is also one of the easiest recipes to follow.
In this recipe, you will get a guide on how to make a perfect carbonara sauce with cream to get that creamy taste in pasta. Moreover, now using only a few ingredients you can make this pasta with bacon at home.
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Ingredients for Pasta Carbonara:
- 200 g spaghetti pasta;
- 150 g bacon (guanciale or pancetta);
- 50 g parmesan;
- 3 egg yolks;
- 2-3 cloves garlic;
- 150 ml 20 % cream;
- 1 tbsp. vegetable or olive oil;
- 20 g chopped fresh parsley;
- Salt, pepper to taste.
Classic recipe of spaghetti carbonara does not include cream only yolks. However, adding cream will make it more tender and delicious.
How to make spaghetti carbonara:
- Slice bacon into medium sized slices. Try to make them about the same size. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large skillet, and then add bacon. Sauté bacon on the medium heat until it becomes crisp and brown. Do not forget to stir bacon! It will take you around 2 minutes to get it to the perfect condition.
- Now, next step will be adding garlic. You can mince it or simply chop into small pieces. Sauté bacon with garlic additional 2 minutes. It will bring an amazing aroma to the dish.
- Cook spaghetti according to the instructions on the package until al dente. Do not forget to salt water before adding pasta!
- When pasta is ready carefully, drain it with the help of colander.
- Now, it is time to make carbonara sauce. Nicely whip egg yolk, add cream.
- You can take already grated parmesan or shred it yourself with fine grater. Add cheese to the sauce, spice up with salt and pepper. Nicely mix all the ingredients.
- Take a deep skillet, heat on the stove and add cooked pasta, bacon and sauce.
- Chop fresh parsley and add it to the skillet. Stir everything thoroughly for a minute on the stove. Cover skillet with a lid and put it aside. Pasta will absorb all the flavors and aromas.
- Before serving spaghetti carbonara, warm up the plate in the microwave or oven. Enjoy your meal!
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Easy Spaghetti Carbonara with Cream Recipe
Ingredients
- 200 g spaghetti pasta
- 150 g bacon (guanciale or pancetta)
- 50 g parmesan
- 3 egg yolks
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 150 ml 20 % cream
- 1 tbsp. vegetable or olive oil
- 20 g chopped fresh parsley
- salt, pepper to taste
Instructions
- Slice bacon into medium sized slices. Try to make them about the same size. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large skillet, and then add bacon. Sauté bacon on the medium heat until it becomes crisp and brown. Do not forget to stir bacon! It will take you around 2 minutes to get it to the perfect condition.
- Now, next step will be adding garlic. You can mince it or simply chop into small pieces. Sauté bacon with garlic additional 2 minutes. It will bring an amazing aroma to the dish.
- Cook spaghetti according to the instructions on the package until al dente. Do not forget to salt water before adding pasta!
- When pasta is ready carefully, drain it with the help of colander.
- Now, it is time to make carbonara sauce. Nicely whip egg yolk, add cream.
- You can take already grated parmesan or shred it yourself with fine grater. Add cheese to the sauce, spice up with salt and pepper. Nicely mix all the ingredients.
- Take a deep skillet, heat on the stove and add cooked pasta, bacon and sauce.
- Chop fresh parsley and add it to the skillet. Stir everything thoroughly for a minute on the stove. Cover skillet with a lid and put it aside. Pasta will absorb all the flavors and aromas.
- Before serving spaghetti carbonara, warm up the plate in the microwave or oven. Enjoy your meal!
